FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Hudson Potts and Nate Easley homered, and the Fort Wayne TinCaps (12-7, 38-51) rolled over the Lansing Lugnuts (6-13, 43-42), 13-4, in the finale of a four-game series at Parkview Field.The TinCaps won three of four games in the series.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Hudson Potts and Nate Easley homered, and the Fort Wayne TinCaps (12-7, 38-51) rolled over the Lansing Lugnuts (6-13, 43-42), 13-4, in the finale of a four-game series at Parkview Field.
The TinCaps won three of four games in the series.
21-year-old Fort Wayne starter Michel Baez(Win, 2-0) excelled in his third professional start, limiting the Lugnuts to a single and a walk - both by second baseman Yeltsin Gudino - in six scoreless innings, striking out seven.
Lansing starter Andy Ravel (Loss, 5-4) did not fare as well. Potts slugged a two-run homer in a three-run first inning, Jorge Oña lined a two-run single in the second, and Easley homered in the fourth to help the 'Caps build a 6-0 lead. Ravel recovered to pitch six innings in all, facing the minimum for the final nine batters.
The Lugnuts plated three runs in the seventh against reliever Will Headean, carving the lead in half on a Ridge Smith RBI single, a Gudino RBI double and a Luis De Los Santos sacrifice fly.
The TinCaps put the game away with a four-run seventh against Andrew Deramo and a three-run eighth against Denis Diaz .
Gudino, who finished 3-for-3 with a walk, capped the scoring with an RBI single in the ninth off Blake Rogers. In the process, he raised his batting average to .270.
The 'Caps offense was led by 18-year-old second baseman Reinaldo Ilarraza, who went 4-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Ona finished 3-for-4 with four RBIs and Fernando Tatis, Jr. was 1-for-3 with two walks and three runs scored.
After a day off Tuesday for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the Lugnuts open a six-game homestand with a 7:05 p.m. Winning Wednesday against the Beloit Snappers. Tickets may be purchased at the Cooley Law School Stadium box office, by calling (517) 485-4500 or via lansinglugnuts.com.
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